UP blue drum murder accused hugged sister, cried just before being sent to jail
India Today
Akshat Pratap Singh allegedly shot his father with a licenced gun, then tried hiding the body in a blue drum. He severed both his body with a saw when it did not fit in the drum.
An emotional request inside a police station has added a poignant layer to one of Lucknow’s most disturbing crimes when, shortly after his arrest for allegedly shooting dead his father in a drunken altercation, 21-year-old Akshat Pratap Singh asked to meet his younger sister, Kriti Singh. When she arrived, he broke down, hugging her tightly and crying uncontrollably before being taken into custody.
Police officials said the meeting took place just before Akshat was sent to judicial custody.
Witnesses described him as visibly shaken and remorseful. According to sources, he briefly asked for his mobile phone to transfer money to Kriti’s bank account.
He instructed officers to pay Rs 6,000 from his Rs 22,000 balance to a pathology clerk and leave the remaining amount with his sister, citing her illness.
Investigators are examining these transactions as part of the ongoing probe.
Inside the jail, authorities observed a sharp change in his demeanour. He appeared withdrawn, sat leaning against a wall in his cell, and at times murmured indistinctly.
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